Take Precautions When Pumping Manure Pits
Reports of flash fires and explosions occurring recently in livestock barns while liquid pit manure was being agitated and pumped magnifies the need for farm safety when working on a hog operation...
Paper Trail Documents Manure Application Practices
Iowa firm helps reinforce that pork producers are managing manure conscientiously. There are two reasons for the success of Twin Lakes Environmental Services...
Swine Manure-to-Energy is Feasible | Manure-to-Energy NOT Far-Fetched
The day that hog manure can be transformed into petroleum will happen when pigs fly. The pig-flying reference is commonly used as a sarcastic quip to...
Juries Rule Livestock Not Odor Nuisance
Three Iowa juries found in favor of hog and cattle producers. The year 2008 may have marked a turn of the tide when it comes to nuisance lawsuits filed...
Crop Residues + Swine Manure Enhance Methane Generation
Co-digesting swine manure with crop residues shows great promise in boosting methane generation in anaerobic digesters....
People Drive Topnotch Environmental Balance
Equipment and the environment no doubt play big roles in the comfort, ease of care and ultimately piglet survival in the farrowing house. But when all...
Manure Use Terms Revisited
Escalating swine manure values have pork producers and crop farmers reviewing manure use agreements. It seems not long ago that pork producers who needed...
Manure For Sale
Planning to sell manure this fall? Tom Deters, marketing manager for FS Total Livestock Services, has some tips to make the transaction easier for the...
Manure Value Exceeds Expectations
New study reveals hog manure boosts crude protein in forages as well as improves yields. Pork producers have long known that hog manure is a great substitute...
Proper Testing and Calibration Preserve Manure Value
Both buyers and sellers of livestock manure can realize its many benefits, and proper testing can help pinpoint its real fertilizer value, says Joel DeJong, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension field agronomist...
